Early American National Period

EarlyAmerican National Period Timeline

1783*Noah Webster writes A Grammatical Insitute of the English Language*Was dissatisfied with the current English textbooks

1790PA provided free public education to unfortunate families.

1819UV founded in Charlottesville, VAby Thomas Jefferson

1821First public high school opens(Boston English High School)

1837Horace Mann becomes first Secretary of the MA State BOE.

1839First public school dedicated to training teachers